Our Lives

Our Lives

2017
Our Lives
Our Lives

Our Lives

7.6 | en | Documentary

Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity – as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.

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EP1  Ashington AFC: Saving Our Club
Jul. 10,2026
Ashington AFC: Saving Our Club

Ashington AFC is one of England's historic football teams. With the threat of relegation and financial pressures, can they keep their place in the league and secure their future?

EP2  Seeing with Sound
Jul. 13,2026
Seeing with Sound

After securing a performance as soloist with The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, blind pianist Ethan Loch wonders if a move to London is needed to progress his career.

EP3  Flying without Wings
Jul. 14,2026
Flying without Wings

Laura Davies faces her biggest challenge yet - flying her late husband's hot-air balloon at a festival held in his memory and battling grief to keep the family legacy alive.

EP4  Staying at Georgie Best's
Jul. 16,2026
Staying at Georgie Best's

The life of a football legend as told by those who make the pilgrimage to his family home. Diving into football fandom at its most heartfelt - and obsessive.

EP5  Speed without Limits
Jul. 17,2026
Speed without Limits

Quick hands, sharp instincts and a custom-built race car. Follow Scotland's first wheelchair-using racing driver as he prepares for his debut season.

EP6  The Big Cat Investigator
Jul. 20,2026
The Big Cat Investigator

Builder by day and big cat investigator by night, Gary Ridley is on a quest to solve one of Britain's enduring mysteries. Are big cats roaming freely in the countryside?

EP7  Principal Ballerina
Jul. 21,2026
Principal Ballerina

An intimate portrait of Northern Irish dancer Melissa Hamilton, charting her late start, fierce determination and rise to principal with the Royal Ballet against all expectations.

EP8  Workhorse
Jul. 22,2026
Workhorse

For centuries, horses were integral to our working landscape, but horse logger Kate Mobbs-Morgan believes they still have a key role to play in our woodlands.

EP9  Stone Strong
Jul. 23,2026
Stone Strong

Jamie McGregor and the passionate community helping to revive Scotland’s ancient tradition of stone lifting.

EP10  Hunting the Giant Bluefin Tuna
Jul. 24,2026
Hunting the Giant Bluefin Tuna

Off Northern Ireland’s coast, Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the largest fish in the sea, are making a surprise comeback, sparking an ambitious new vision for local fishing.

EP11  The Last Miner in the Band
Jul. 31,2026
The Last Miner in the Band

Former miner Peter is the heart of Durham’s Easington Colliery Band. Seventy-five years ago, the band united the community after a pit disaster. But now there are concerns for its future.

EP12  The NaNaz: Age against the Machine
Aug. 07,2026
The NaNaz: Age against the Machine

South Wales punk band The NaNaz are redefining ageing. Juggling busy lives and caring duties, these six women gear up for the adventure of a lifetime: a gig in New York City.

EP13  Sleigh
Sleigh

Documentary following Joe Swiffen and her remarkable junior team at Mynydd Sleddog Adventures, as they fight for qualification to represent Great Britain at the IFSS European championships in Sweden.

EP14  Beyond The Waves
Jul. 10,2026
Beyond The Waves

After losing his leg as a teenager, surfer Llywelyn Williams became a four-times para surfing world champion. Now he's on top of the adaptive surfing world, the challenge is to stay there.

EP15  The Wig Queen of Prestatyn
Jul. 10,2026
The Wig Queen of Prestatyn

Rebecca Morgan-Brennan is a hair loss specialist in Prestatyn. At her salon by the sea, she helps people who have lost their hair to cancer or alopecia find themselves again.

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7.6 | en | Documentary | More Info
Released: 2017-06-12 | Released Producted By: Storyboard Studios , DoubleBand Films Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0706m2f
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Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity – as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.

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Our Lives Audience Reviews

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.
Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.